EUROPA League
FULL TIME: WOLVES 0-1 SEVILLA -EUROPA LEAGUE – SHAKHTAR DONETSK 4-1 BASEL
Gooooal!
Van Wolfswinkel (Basel) scores!
A consolation for Basel and a memorable moment for the returning striker whose career was threatened by injury. Campo breaks down the right and sends a low centre across the face of goal, bobbling through to substitute Van Wolfswinkel, who converts from close range.
Full Time: Wolves 0-1 Sevilla
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Sevilla (Ocampos 88′)
Heartbreak for Wolves!
Banega does not take the corner this time, but it is played back to him and he gets his delivery right.
That being said, Ocampos still has a lot to do but his glancing header gives Patricio no chance as he nets his 17th of the season.
Gooooal!
Dodô (Shakhtar Donetsk) scores!
85min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Wolves may have had the best chance of the evening but Lopetegui will be furious that his side have missed the headers they have created.
Their latest falls to En-Nesyri from a Banega corner, and he heads over after good pressure from Ruben Neves.
That is En-Nesyri’s final involvement, as he is replaced by Luuk de Jong, who has not scored in 10 games, while Franco Vazquez replaces Joan Jordan.
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Basel
A third and decisive goal it looks like for the Ukrainian side, with Alan Patrick netting their third from the penalty spot.
71min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Twenty minutes to go in this one and we are no closer to finding out who will face Manchester United in the semi-finals.
Diego Carlos is receiving some treatment here, and he has done well since giving away the penalty.
Him and Kounde have given themselves a few yards to defend against Traore who has failed to recreate his run in the first half.
61min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
There may be no crowd in the stadium, but the tension is palpable as Dendoncker does well to come back and stop Jordan from unleashing a shot from Fernando’s cross.
Reguilon then has a wild effort from the resulting corner, as Sevilla aim to continue their momentum.
54min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Wolves started the first half very well, but it is Sevilla who have imposed themselves at the start of this second period.
The Sevilla defence are now not allowing space for Jimenez and Traore, with Nuno having Diogo Jota on the bench.
53min:Fernando (Sevilla) is penalised for a foul on Rúben Neves (Wolves).
49min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Yellow card
Saïss (Wolves) is cautioned by the referee.
Suso appears to have picked up exactly where he left off, helping the Spanish side break before Ocampos is surrounded, and then to deliver a flighted ball that Doherty has to head behind for the corner.
Second half resumes
46min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
It is the Spanish side who get us back underway in Duisburg, can they muster a better performance in this half?
In the other match, Taison scored Shakhtar’s second and they look well on their way to meeting Inter Milan in a few days’ time. They lead 2-0 at half time against Basel.
Match summary
- Júnior Moraes scores 2nd-minute header
- Taison doubles lead with fine team goal
- Marcos Antônio also hits bar for Shakhtar
- Nikolić denies Júnior Moraes and Marlos
- Winners will face Inter in semi-finals
The referee blows for half-time.
That’s the end of an intriguing first half. Wolves started brightly and, of course, the best chance went their way but Jiménez fluffed his lines from the penalty spot, his weak kick allowing Bounou to save. But Sevilla improved and have had their own chances later in the half, the best of them El-Nesyri’s shot across the face of goal. Plenty more twists and turns to come.
A half of two halves. Wolves came sprinting out of the blocks, not least in the shape of Traoré whose remarkable run earned the early penalty spurned by Jiménez. Since then, Sevilla have shaken themselves into gear and are largely in control of possession. It’s well poised.
Half Time: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla45min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
One minute added on at the end of the half.
43min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Patricio is playing in his 108th European game tonight, and he is on hand here to keep out a powerful drive from Jordan.
A couple of minutes until the break here in what has been a tight affair.
37min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Sevilla’s star man Lucas Ocampos has had a very quiet evening so far, but he gets into the game here with a nice curling effort.
It does not add to his tally of 14 LaLiga goals for the season, not having enough curl on it to beat Patricio
Summary so far
WOLVES 0-0 SEVILLA
· Jiménez penalty saved by Bounou
· Diego Carlos fells Traoré to concede spot kick
· Rui Patrício denies Suso at other end
· Winners play Man. United in semi-finals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Basel
35min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
Jesus Navas has enjoyed himself down their right-hand side and has whipped in many dangerous crosses.
Wolves are struggling to get out of their own half at the moment, with Suso also picking up good positions in the hole.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Basel
Meanwhile in the other quarterfinal duel of Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel in in Gelsenkirchen the Ukraine side, Donetsk are cruising home comfortably with an early goal. Moraes has given the Ukranian side the lead against their Swiss opponents.
Later, they added a second goal, setting up a possible semifinal clash with Inter
24min: Wolves 0-0 Sevilla
We haven’t seen much from Sevilla in an attacking sense, but here is a half-chance for En-Nesyri, who can only divert the cross from the right miles over the bar.
Nuno’s men have shown a good shape to their play so far
WOLVES 0-0 SEVILLA
Match summary
- Jiménez penalty saved by Bounou
- Diego Carlos fells Traoré to concede spot kick
- Sevilla unchanged from win against Roma
- Winners play Man. United in semi-finals
Penalty missed
Jiménez (Wolves) misses from the penalty spot.
Jiménez scored the only goal against Olympiacos from the spot… But this time he’s denied! Not the best penalty you’ll ever see, not well struck, and pushed away by Bounou.
Diego Carlos (Sevilla) concedes a penalty for a foul on Traoré (Wolves).
Like Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) will be hoping to snap a semi-final ticket as they take on Spanish side, Sevilla in a quarterfinal duel tonight in Duisburg.
Sevilla are the Europa League’s most successful club in the competition .The other quarter-final of the evening sees Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel battle it out in Gelsenkirchen for the chance to face Inter Milan in the other semi-final.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called on his players to use the frustration from their humbling defeat by Tottenham Hotspur as motivation to beat Porto in the Europa League on Thursday.
Following the 3-0 home loss to Spurs on Sunday, Ten Hag admitted his team’s mood could have been more positive.
“We are mad, mad with ourselves, especially when you lose a game like Sunday… but you have to deal with it. We are mad, and from the madness we have to get motivation,” Ten Hag told reporters on Wednesday.
“Always, when we are not winning we are disappointed and we are also mad with ourselves.”
United are 13th in the Premier League table and following a 1-1 draw with Dutch side Twente Enschede in the first Europa League match, Ten Hag said speculation about his job was inevitable.
“This club wants to be back on top and it’s a long-term target. We talk every day. Every day we evaluate and review the process and where necessary we make our decisions,” he said
“Everyone has to take responsibility and that starts with me as the manager. But on the pitch we have leadership skills and they have to stand up.
“Every game for us is important and every opponent is 100% motivated. We have to be ready to compete and fight with them.”
The Dutchman said midfielder Mason Mount, who was not part of the squad that travelled to Porto, was dealing with two injury issues and that defender Luke Shaw should return to action following the October international break.
-Reuters
Manchester United began their Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw after they were held by FC Twente at a rainy Old Trafford on Wednesday, with a goal from Christian Eriksen being cancelled out by Dutch striker Sam Lammers.
The first half was a lively affair, with Twente’s Lammers making an early attempt that trickled past the post.
Eriksen put United ahead 10 minutes before the break, delivering a powerful curling shot into the top corner from inside the box.
Twente equalised in the 68th minute when Lammers produced a powerful finish past United keeper Andre Onana at the near post.
Joshua Zirkzee tried to get United in front again minutes later with a shot from an acute angle but were denied by a save from Twente keeper Lars Unnerstall.
Bruno Fernandes came close to scoring for United in the final minutes with a curling shot toward the top corner, but the hosts struggled to break through Twente’s deep-lying defence, which seemed content to secure the away draw.
DIA DOUBLE FOR LAZIO
Boulaye Dia scored a double and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru added another in the first half to hand Lazio a comprehensive 3-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv in Hamburg.
Nice and Real Sociedad played out a 1-1 draw. Ander Barrenetxea put the Basque side ahead before Pablo Rosario scored the equaliser for Nice.
Elsewhere, Turkish champions Galatasaray claimed a 3-1 home win over Greece’s PAOK thanks to Abdul Rahman Baba’s own goal and strikes from Yunus Akgun and Mauro Icardi. Giannis Konstantelias scored for the visitors.
In an early match, Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt secured a 3-2 home victory against FC Porto thanks to a brace from Jens Petter Hauge, despite going down to 10 men in the 51st minute.
-Reuters
It took Ajax 34 penalties to beat Panathinaikos 13-12 in a marathon shootout on Thursday, setting a UEFA competition record after their Europa League third qualifying round tie ended 1-1 over two legs and extra time.
Ajax, who won 1-0 at Panathinaikos last week, conceded in the 89th minute in Amsterdam, leading to the shootout that broke the previous record of 32 attempts at the European U-21 Championship semi-final in 2007 where Netherlands beat England 13-12.
The world record for the longest shootout was set in May when Israeli third-tier clubs SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv took 56 penalties to resolve their semi-final promotion playoff tie.
Ajax keeper Remko Pasveer made five saves and scored on his own attempt to help the hosts win the shootout as Dutch international Brian Brobbey missed two penalties.
“Five is quite a lot, yes. I save a penalty every now and then, but I don’t think you often experience something as crazy as this,” Pasveer said.
“Every time I thought we would do it. Brobbey behind the ball, we will do it. But he missed, while he always scores during training.”
Defender Anton Gaaei ultimately delivered the winning penalty for Ajax. The Eredivisie club will now face Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok in the playoff round later this month.
-Reuters
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